Seminar Security of the Baltic Sea Region after Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO: 9:00-9:15 Opening remarksdr hab. Beata Surmacz, prof. UMCS, Dyrektor Instytutu Europy Środkowejdr hab. Arkadiusz Modrzejewski, prof. UG, Dyrektor Instytutu Politologii UG9:15-9:45 Presentation of the Institute of Central Europe and the Institute of Political Science University of...
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Seminar by Institute of Central Europe and Initiative for Peace (I4P): Domestic and International Challenges for European Integration of the Republic of Moldova Date: April 16, 2024 Time: 10.00 AM Place: Solidarity Fund PL in Moldova office in Chisinau, Sfatul Țării 27 st., of. 45 Alexandru Flanchea, Initiative for Peace (moderator)Adrian Ermurachi, Institute for...
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Analysts from the Institute of Central Europe: Dr. hab. Tomasz Stępniewski, Dr. Jakub Bornio, and Dr. Damian Szacawa co-authored this year’s report, published by Södertörn University, Center for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), titled “A World Order in Transformation?: A Comparative Study of Consequences of the War and Reactions to These Changes in the...
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Over the last two years, due to the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, Lithuania has amended the law on crisis management and civil protection. A review of existing collective protection facilities was carried out and activities to create new shelters were intensified. The current infrastructure, adapted to provide temporary protection for the population in times of emergency or war,...
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The dismissal from the post of commander-in-chief of General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, very popular in Ukrainian society and the armed forces, caused a great stir, which was then intensified by the information that he was appointed ambassador to Great Britain. In Ukraine, it is widely believed that Zaluzhnyi’s dismissal was the result of concerns of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and...
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For years, companies from the Russian Federation have been acquiring attractive energy assets around the world, including in Central European countries. The introduction of EU sanctions following Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine has restricted the operations of some of these companies. This is the situation with the Burgas refinery in Bulgaria, owned by the...
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The reform of public finance architecture in the European Union focuses on solutions that, on the one hand, will allow member states to ensure long-term financial stability, but on the other hand, will not stifle economic growth and the planned reforms and investments in strategic areas. Of particular importance from the point of view of Central European countries is the proposal...
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Poland and Lithuania have significantly strengthened their political relations recently, as numerous official visits at the highest level have reflected. Lithuania was visited by the Foreign Minister of Poland, Radosław Sikorski, then President Andrzej Duda, Speaker of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Representatives of both countries have confirmed...
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The Baltic countries have recorded another consecutive year of declining natural gas demand in 2023. Initially, such a situation was related to the COVID-19 pandemic and high commodity prices on exchanges in Europe (the result of price manipulation by Russia in 2021 and then the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022). It is now expected that the projected economic growth in 2024 and the...
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We invite you, together with Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky / Association for International Affairs, to watch the webinar: Security, disinformation and resilience. The case of the Visegrad Group, which took place on February 12, 2024. – Tomáš Kriššák, Information Security Specialist, Slovakia – Pavel Havlíček, Research Fellow of the Association for...
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